[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27367-27368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11083]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XC666


Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council's (Pacific Council) 
Highly Migratory Species Management Team (HMSMT) will hold a meeting, 
which is open to the public.

DATES: The HMSMT work session will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28; 
8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29; and 8:30 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013. 
On each day, the meeting will continue until business is completed.

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held in the Pacific 
Room, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr., La 
Jolla, CA 92037-1509.
    Council address: Pacific Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 
101, Portland, OR 97220-1384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Kit Dahl, Pacific Council; 
telephone: (503) 820-2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMSMT will discuss the following topics:
    1. An assignment from the March 2013 Council meeting in Tacoma, WA. 
The Council directed the HMSMT to identify potential measures that 
should be implemented pursuant to the precautionary management 
framework for North Pacific albacore currently under development at the 
international level. The HMSMT will provide a report with its 
recommendations at the June 20-25, 2013, Pacific Council meeting.
    2. Response to finding by National Marine Fisheries Service that 
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) is overfished and 
recommendations for Pacific Council response per Section 304(i) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act.
    3. Work on the 2013 Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation 
document, which is prepared annually, summarizing information from the 
previous year.
    4. Future work planning.
    5. Informational topics related to HMSMT responsibilities.
    Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda 
may be

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discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during 
these meetings. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically 
listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of 
this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the 
public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address 
the emergency.

Special Accommodations

    The meetings are physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820-2280 at least 
5 days prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 6, 2013.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-11083 Filed 5-9-13; 8:45 am]
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